PRESS RELEASE - AWS and RGS are asking hunters, bird watchers and outdoorsmen/women to participate in the National American Woodcock Migration Mapping System, an online tool to track the migrations of the American woodcock...

RGS News - A landowner workshop is being offered on Saturday, September 26 in Crawford County, Wisconsin to explore some of the reasons behind the decline of ruffed grouse and other wildlife species in the Driftless Region...

RGS in the News - Grouse hunters in both Minnesota and Wisconsin should see seasons similar to last year’s, if not a bit better, according to grouse experts in both states, including RGS' regional director Nick Larson and MN forest game bird coordinator Ted Dick...

RGS in the News - Hunters are optimists, and Ted Dick fits the mold.
Dick, an ardent ruffed grouse hunter and forest game bird coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources, expects a successful fall for Minnesota’s ruffie season, which opens Saturday...

RGS in the News - Valentine’s Day in 2008 was a watershed moment. My wife Veronica and I pulled the trigger and purchased a parcel of land plumb in the middle of northern Wisconsin grouse country. Our modest goals at the time included some bird hunting...

Mission Statement

Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is North America's foremost conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. RGS works with landowners and government agencies to develop critical habitat utilizing scientific management practices.